Improvement in axe-handle shield



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BEAUMAN BUTLER, OF ST. JOHNSBURY CENTRE, VERMONT.

Lette/rs Patent No. 86,130, dated Janna/ry 26, 1869.

HKPROV'ENENT IN AXE-HANDLE SHIELD.

The Schedule refened to in these Letters Patent and making part of thelama.

To all whom 'it may concern:

l Be it known that I, BEAUMAN BUTLER, of St. Johnsbury Centre, in thecounty of Caledonia, and State of Vermont, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in AXe-Helve Protectors; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, which is made a part of thisspecification.

Myinvention consists of a metallic ferrule or shield, of peculiar form,to-be applied to the helve, where it enters the eye of the axe, toprotect it from being bruised and worn near the eye, where the helvegenerally fails first when unprotected, to extend the support ofthe eye,and to distribute the strain of side-thrusts, 85e., over a greatersectional area. The provision for the latter purpose constitutes moreparticularly the subject of my improvement, and consists in constructingthe shield or ferrule with an oblique or diagonal terminal edge.

YThe drawing represents an elevation of an axe provided With my improvedprotector, a portion of the blade being broken away, to illustrate themanner of applying it.

A may represent the helve, and B, the head, both of which may be of anyof the ordinary forms.

C represents the protector, which is made of Wrought or cast-iron, inany suitable manner. It may be of ta pering thickness to itsentering-point c, as shown, to adapt it to be more readily inserted inthe eye of the axe, or of equal thickness throughout, as preferred. Itprojects into the eye about an inch, and extends down on the helve, atits under side, about two or two a'nd a half inches, and at its upperside about three or three and .a half inches, thus making its rear edge,c', oblique or diagonal, which renders the helve capable of sustaining amuch greater side-strain, as it would require a much greater force tobreak the helve diagonally at the edge of the protector than at rightangles, owing tc the greater sectional surface to be separated. Ipreferto compose the oblique edge c of the protector of curved lines, asshown, but it may be a plane line, if preferred.

When the ferrule is made of sheet or wrought-metal,

when of malleable iron, which may be the preferable material, itis'proposed to cast it a little thicker on the under side.

The protector is driven on the helve as it enters the more wedges, d, inthe ordinary manner.

I claim, and desire .to secure by Letters Patent- As a new article ofmanufacture, the axe-belve protector herein described, consisting of aferrule, C, of taper-form, adapted to fit upon a vcommen aire-belve, A,within a common axe-head, B, and formed, with an oblique rear edge, c',all substantially as and for the purposes specifled.

To the above pecifioation of my axe-belve protector, I have signed myhand, this 20th day of October, 1868.

BEAUMAN BUTLER. Witnesses:

Oris G. HALE, C. F. RAMSAY.

it is brazed or Welded on its upper or short side, and

eye ofthe axe, and the helve is then secured by one or l

